Ain’t as boring as the previous version (i.e. the 1974 movie). Folks, that’s the best we can say about the new Taking of Pelham 1 2 3. Frenetic Give us Denzel Washington and John Travolta over Walter Matthau and Robert ‘Mr.Blue’ Shaw. Any day, sir. Any day. The new movie has a frenetic energy that […]
If rape is inevitable, lie back and enjoy it, Confucious is reported to have said. Since we were not there, we can’t vouch for the authenticity of what Confucious may or may not have said on the matter of spreading one’s legs. But we can most definitely certify to the authenticity of one of the […]
If Akshay Kumar’s forthcoming Kambakkht Ishq is indeed a remake of the 2002 Kamal Haasan-Simran film Pammal K. Sambandam, it’s a harbinger of more crap for Akshay Kumar fans and Bollywood addicts. And a reflection of the utter poverty of ideas and the current comatose state of Bollywood. Because Pammal K. Sambandam is garbage, plain […]
These days, murder seems to be Saravanaa Bhavan’s raison d’etre. Picture this South Indian vegetarian restaurant’s shady reputation: * Saravanaa Bhavan’s founder P.Rajagopal murders people, literally. * Saravanaa Bhavan founder’s son P.R. Shiva Kumar murders U.S. immigration laws, allegedly. * Saravanaa Bhavan Edison (New Jersey) murders diners, figuratively. Murder most foul, as the Ghost laments […]
Should a gaggle of rustic ambattans (barbers) suddenly decide to forsake their razors for the camera, the end result would be infinitely better than this grotesque abomination called Thoranai. Save the unsavory feat of shaving a few unwary souls of their money and time, Thoranai’s sole claim to fame is that the crappy movie marks […]
Back when we used to live in India, credit cards were not a big thing. But in the U.S., credit cards are hard to live without. Of the three things that are almost impossible to live without in the U.S., credit card is perhaps the most required one (the other two are car and microwave). […]